Man mentally evaluated after 'mutterings' about gun in Walmart

A man was deemed to be no threat after he was reported for muttering about a gun in the Walmart store in New Hartford early Friday, police said.

A man was deemed to be no threat after he was reported for muttering about a gun in the Walmart store in New Hartford early Friday, police said.

Alarmed Walmart employees called New Hartford police at about 4:45 a.m. Friday after a man was overheard muttering to himself and mentioning a gun, Sgt. Robert Philo said. The man was thoroughly searched by police and no gun was found.

But because it was believed the incident might have involved a mental health issue, the man was taken into custody for an evaluation, Philo said. It was later determined that that he was not a threat to himself, so the man was released.